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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, vehicle maintenance & repair was ranked 8th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,469 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at each school on the list.

Check out the vehicle repair basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Central Pennsylvania Diesel Institute the most popular school in Pennsylvania for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. CPDI is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Liverpool.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Pennsylvania. Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Community College of Philadelphia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana County Technology Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. ICTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Indiana.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,187
New Jersey 973
Maryland 239
Delaware 60

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, vehicle maintenance & repair has other similar majors worth exploring.

Vehicle Repair Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 33,827
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 8,686
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician 7,143
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 4,725
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician 2,739
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician 2,101
Motorcycle Maintenance & Repair Technology/Technician 1,140
Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician 823
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician 724
High Performance & Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic 489
General Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies 472
Small Engine Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician 213
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician 147
Engine Machinist 107
Other Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies 97
Bicycle Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician 11
Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21,891
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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